Jay Bothroyd

Jay Bothroyd
Bothroyd playing for Cardiff City in 2010
Personal information
Full name Jay Bothroyd[1]
Date of birth (1982-05-07) 7 May 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Islington, London, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–2000 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Coventry City 72 (14)
2003–2005 Perugia 26 (4)
2004–2005Blackburn Rovers (loan) 11 (1)
2005–2006 Charlton Athletic 18 (2)
2006–2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers 55 (12)
2008Stoke City (loan) 4 (0)
2008–2011 Cardiff City 116 (41)
2011–2013 Queens Park Rangers 25 (3)
2012–2013Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 14 (1)
2014 Muangthong United 16 (6)
2015–2016 Júbilo Iwata 54 (34)
2017–2021 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 107 (35)
Total 518 (153)
International career
1999 England U16 2 (1)
2000–2001 England U18 2 (0)
2001–2002 England U20 2 (0)
2001 England U21 1 (1)
2010 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jay Bothroyd (born 7 May 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.

A product of the Arsenal Academy, he left in 2000 and signed with Coventry City, spending three years with the Sky Blues and becoming the club's top-scorer with 11 goals during the 2002–03 season. His form attracted attention from Serie A's Perugia, and he signed with the club in 2003. He later returned to the UK and played for Blackburn Rovers, Charlton Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke City, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday.

In 2014, Bothroyd began playing in Asia, first in Thailand for Muangthong United, and later in Japan for Júbilo Iwata and Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo. He also played for the England national team, earning his only cap in 2010.

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.